Two bogus teachers arrested by hawks

South African Police Service

Two bogus teachers arrested by hawks
Two bogus teachers arrested by hawks

Two Mpumalanga teachers who landed teachers jobs using fake qualifications are out on R3000 bail each after their appearance at the Wakkerstroom Periodical Court, Mpumalanga, on Friday, 30 November 2018.

Sibongile Rose Khuzwayo (48) and Nonjabulo Bahle Mabuza (31) were arrested on Thursday 29 November 2018, by the Hawks’ Serious Commercial Investigation Unit after it transpired that the pair presented fake qualifications to land posts at Seme Secondary School.

Both suspects practised as teachers for eight and two years respectively. It is alleged that the Mpumalanga Department of Education suffered a combined loss of more than R2.4 million.

The Department became suspicious about the qualifications of the educators in 2017 and requested them to submit their qualifications. The pair allegedly opted to resign.

The Department opened a case with the local police which was later transferred to the Hawks for further investigations and later arrested Khuzwayo and Mabuza for fraud.

Their case has been postponed to the 6th of February 2019 to afford them an opportunity to apply for legal representation at Volkrust Regional Court.

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SOURCESouth African Police Service